After her four-year marriage ended, the author found herself nearing the end of her 30s and confronting an uncertain future. Living in New York City and working as a ghostwriter—a job she had come to despise—she made the practical but emotionally fraught decision to freeze her eggs (“I can’t stop thinking that I’m behind schedule”). Soon after, she quit her job and moved to the small New England town of Hanover, New Hampshire, which she knew only because it was where she adopted Ronan, her Glen of Imaal terrier. Trading her mouse-infested environs for bohemian chic, Vereckey moved in with Susan and Jake, the couple who bred the terriers. Residing in the apartment on the bottom floor of the main house, Vereckey began the slow, uncertain work of rebuilding her life. Returning to her journalistic roots, the author took on freelance work for a local newspaper and settled into the rhythms of her new household, enjoying evening Jeopardy! sessions with Susan and Jake over cocktails, the companionship of their five dogs, and the quiet intimacy of shared space. While there’s plenty here to make readers laugh, the narrative doesn’t shy from difficult moments, including the heartbreak of a quality-of-life decision for one of the dogs and Susan’s mother’s death; Vereckey conveys this material with genuine emotion and restraint. The author structures her story in short, essay-like chapters that capture the texture of daily life rather than follow a strictly linear narrative. Some vignettes don’t connect directly with the larger arc, but Vereckey’s engaging voice and warm observations keep the pages turning. While readers hoping for a dramatic transformation or clear forward momentum may find the pacing leisurely, the narrative effectively reflects real life. The author isn’t offering a tidy reinvention story; she’s documenting the messy, slow process of finding one’s footing after loss. What results is less a saga of self-discovery than an honest portrait of someone trying to navigate through the unknown and figure out what home means when everything familiar has fallen away.